So was Stregobor lying about her being a mutant or something? I remember him saying that his magic wouldn't work on her.
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The Witcher |OT| Something More (Dec. 20th Netflix) - TAG SPOILERS WITH EPISODE
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So was Stregobor lying about her being a mutant or something? I remember him saying that his magic wouldn't work on her.
It's meant to be ambiguous as to whether he is or isn't, though with a heavy lean on it being him believing his own bullshit. Problem is, Geralt can't verify any of the background details because he's in the ass end of nowhere, and Stregobor has clearly not kept the corpses from the previous girls intact.
Only a bit into Episode 6, but I like the small moments showing Geralt has a heart:
Geralt telling everyone to sheathe their weapons, the creature is just hungry, then that knight killing it. That was a good moment. Could've been a tad shorter though
Renfri was a princess born at a specific time that meant she was cursed. Because of this curse Stregobor and others assumed she would be evil. So they basically cast her out. He sent her into the woods with a huntsman that was going to kill her. He raped her and Renfri killed him and was able to escape instead. She spends her life on the run, killing and thieving while being pursued by Stregobor and others. Basically she's assumed to be a monster from the get go but that assumption is exactly what makes her into a monster. The part about magic probably doesn't matter if it's true or not Stegobor believed she was cursed and wanted to Geralt to kill her. Stregobor likely afraid of her because at this point she's really fucking good at killing and such.
She isn't. They didn't really build it up like in the books, but she is a very, very good fighter.
...Man, the second episode makes the first feel oddly reserved. It leans way harder into the fantasy elements and being visually brighter.
Omg the triss casting is even worse than yennefer, cdpr literally made the perfect template for them to copy and they messed it up big time
Is anyone else having trouble following the dialogue? I can't tell if they're just speaking really fast or whether it's the accents or what
Omg the triss casting is even worse than yennefer, cdpr literally made the perfect template for them to copy and they messed it up big time
Show Yennefer is so much better than CDPR Yennefer, it's not even close.
Omg the triss casting is even worse than yennefer, cdpr literally made the perfect template for them to copy and they messed it up big time
They have no reason to follow the things CDPR did.
It's not a quest from that game. It's the intro. The plot in this episode is the background for why things happen the way they do in that game, but you don't actually play through this stuff.
It's extra fun to go back and look at the intro now though, to compare the way it was portrayed in both versions. IIRC, the intro in the first game is closer to the books than what we saw in the show, but it's nothing major.
Edit: Actually, having watched the game intro again right now, it's not closer to the books than the show is after all.
It's extra fun to go back and look at the intro now though, to compare the way it was portrayed in both versions. IIRC, the intro in the first game is closer to the books than what we saw in the show, but it's nothing major.
Edit: Actually, having watched the game intro again right now, it's not closer to the books than the show is after all.
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Show Yen is so much better than the game.Omg the triss casting is even worse than yennefer, cdpr literally made the perfect template for them to copy and they messed it up big time
their energy is being used because they are not talented mages, to bring balance I think
Holy shit noOmg the triss casting is even worse than yennefer, cdpr literally made the perfect template for them to copy and they messed it up big time
The ones that don't have potential get turned into eels and used as magical batteries.
Sometimes the best thing a flower can do for us is to die.
The girls were presumable found to be lacking in magical potential and are turned into eels to be used as conduits to channel magical energy into Aretuza. Never heard of their names either in the books or games unlike Sabrina Glevissig or Fringilla Vigo. So yeah they're dead.
The girls were presumable found to be lacking in magical potential and are turned into eels to be used as conduits to channel magical energy into Aretuza. Never heard of their names either in the books or games unlike Sabrina Glevissig or Fringilla Vigo. So yeah they're dead.
To clarify, it's the original Witcher story, which is why CDPR had the cutscene for it even though it was largely not tied to the actual plot of the game.
it's ridiculous for a show to make people wait 20 seconds before it starts getting undopey.
Erm no show Yennefer is great, and exceptionally beautiful too. Show Triss is a weird one, she is like a side character (which I guess she is in this one). Oddly though, the actress also looks far better in real life than she does in show.
Shoe Dandelion is great too. Cavill is just doing Witcher 3 Geralt from head to toe in looks and voice.
Shoe Dandelion is great too. Cavill is just doing Witcher 3 Geralt from head to toe in looks and voice.
IMO the "problem" with Triss is not that she's not a freckled redhead or something, just that she's not as memorable as Ciri or Yennefer.
Yennefer has piercing eyes, jet black hair and the actress' Indian heritage accentuates it even further. Ciri looks beautiful and fragile, with silky hair, like I'd imagine a pampered princess named Cirilla would look like. Triss just looks...ordinary...meh. I might sound like a dick, but for a sorceress who's supposed to be the ultimate memorable beauty, she doesn't pass as one.
I agree that show Yen beats game Yen. Great cast, Ciri as well.
Yennefer has piercing eyes, jet black hair and the actress' Indian heritage accentuates it even further. Ciri looks beautiful and fragile, with silky hair, like I'd imagine a pampered princess named Cirilla would look like. Triss just looks...ordinary...meh. I might sound like a dick, but for a sorceress who's supposed to be the ultimate memorable beauty, she doesn't pass as one.
I agree that show Yen beats game Yen. Great cast, Ciri as well.
I don't remember Triss being described that way at all in the books. She's beautiful like all sorceresses, but she doesn't stick out among them and is actually rather conservative because of her refusal to wear plunging necklines.
It helps that Ciri and Yen both have dedicated storylines, with the latter in particularly honestly getting some of the strongest content - not being a truncated adaptation. You really get why she so desperately holds onto what she gains in life, because good god has she had to fight for any little scrap.
When it does look cheap, it is a mix of lighting and things looking way too clean for me.
"Stick close to me, look mean and pretend you're a mute. We can't have anyone finding out who you are—"
Yeah the focus on Yen and Ciri definitely helps with distinction.
While we're at it, I'd like more Geralt. I'm on ep.4 so it might change but I'd really like to see more Geralt.
Isn't Triss like the only sorceress in the stories who is naturally beautiful and not enhanced by magic at all since she is allergic to it? That'd explain why she doesn't look out of the world pretty like others but just pretty.
Lol. Great moment. That episode has a few really good moments.
Episode 4
This show is amazing. It's gotten better with each episode. It's quite a bit better than The Mandalorian, and I fucking love The Mandalorian.
Queen Calanthe...whew. She is beautiful and a badass.
This show is gorgeous. Anyone saying it looks cheap needs to get their eyes checked.
Once again, the acting is really, really good and the soundtrack is great.
This show is amazing. It's gotten better with each episode. It's quite a bit better than The Mandalorian, and I fucking love The Mandalorian.
Queen Calanthe...whew. She is beautiful and a badass.
This show is gorgeous. Anyone saying it looks cheap needs to get their eyes checked.
Once again, the acting is really, really good and the soundtrack is great.
Why did the queen ask Geralt "What have you done, Witcher?" Was it about him claiming the law of surprise or something else? If the former, is Geralt responsible for them being destroyed by Nilfgaard because he went against destiny?
Omg the triss casting is even worse than yennefer, cdpr literally made the perfect template for them to copy and they messed it up big time
How very original and well-reasoned take.
It is and I'm not the only one who feels this way, must be because the games got us into the series so we're so attached to all the characters cdpr made
I don't think that's the case.
She gets mortally wounded at Sodden Hill and magically patched up again, so she can't be allergic to the procedures used to alter looks. On the other hand, they never manage to completely get rid of her scars.